And Mark wants me to DONATE my boat for use. . . . . <whaargarble> . . . .
Just as a point of reference, at the Championship of Champions that I sailed in last fall, ALL the boats (20 Flying Scots) were donated by club members (Dallas Corinthian). In return, the donors received significantly discounted new sails (main, jib, spin) with only 4 days of sailing on them. All the boats were set up more-or-less identically (some of the control layouts were different). Everybody raced each boat once (in every race). Rotations were made on the water, utilizing a floating dock that was towed out to the racing area each day.
It's not the point of donating a boat, that's not the problem. It's donating a boat under the guise that the event can't afford to do it any other way. That's BS. Maybe it's time to let the Alter Cup end it's useful life in a dignified way ,instead of turning it into something else that diminishes it's status. Start something else if wanted but start with a clean sheet.
"I said, now, I said ,pay attention boy!"
The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears, or the sea Isak Dinesen If a man is to be obsessed by something.... I suppose a boat is as good as anything... perhaps a bit better than most. E. B. White
